Skip to Content
Streetsblog USA home
Streetsblog USA home
Log In
Today's Headlines

Tuesday’s Headlines Explain Why Streets Aren’t Safe

Poor street design, gentrification and the trend toward bigger, heavier cars are all contributing to the rise in pedestrian deaths, according to author Jessie Singer.

Google Maps|

Outside the centers of big cities, too many roads still look like this.

  • Slate interviews author Jessie Singer about why U.S. streets are getting more dangerous for pedestrians. Hint: bigger cars and people who can't afford cars being pushed out into auto-centric suburbs.
  • Electric vehicles might eliminate tailpipe emissions, but their tires are sending more toxic particles into the air. (The Atlantic)
  • The Biden administration distributed $20 million in transit planning grants to 47 communities with persistently high poverty. (Roads & Bridges)
  • Contrary to what one San Francisco alderman says, bike lanes don't cause pollution. (Outside. Streetsblog CAL)
  • Frustration with the Portland Bureau of Transportation is growing after a week in which drivers killed eight people. (Bike Portland)
  • The Houston Metro is moving ahead with expansion despite lackluster sales tax revenue projections. (Chronicle)
  • Phoenix is considering reducing the minimum parking spaces required at apartment complexes. (AZ Family)
  • Washington, D.C. started Monday using bus-mounted cameras to catch drivers in bus-only lanes. (DC News Now)
  • Protected bike lanes are coming to Pittsburgh's Penn Avenue. (Tribune-Review)
  • A WBUR podcast discusses how to make Boston streets safer.
  • The weather is so hot in Arizona that people are getting burned by sidewalks. (WPTV)
  • After Germany started selling a cheap unlimited train ticket, train rides rose 27 percent while car trips fell by 100,000 a month. (City Lab)
  • Montreal safety advocates created a human bike path on Parc Avenue, where two cyclists have been killed in the past 10 years. (Gazette)

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog USA

What Are University Transportation Centers — And Why Did Secretary Duffy Decimate Their Budgets?

University Transportation Centers are "where innovation happens." Earlier this month, though, the Trump administration took a sledgehammer to their budgets.

May 19, 2025

Monday’s Big, Beautiful Headlines

Ride-hailing and delivery apps are backing the Republican reconciliation bill because it includes a tax exemption for drivers' tips.

May 19, 2025

Friday Video: A Deep Dive on the Endless Debate Over Bike Helmets

Everything you need to know the next time someone asks you if you're "for or against" bike helmets.

May 16, 2025

Disrupting Friday’s Headlines

Elevator pitch: Buses, but they only seat six people, and you have to book one ahead of time.

May 16, 2025

Talking Headways Podcast: Running to Work

Bridge engineer Daniel Baxter on his almost daily running commute in Minneapolis.

May 15, 2025
See all posts